A board was set up to manage it, it was made up of both employers and employees with a neutral chairman.

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What was the consequence at a business paying less than the minimum wage?

They would be fined.

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Who ensured that this act was enforced?

Factory inspectors.

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What was the Labour Exchanges Act?

This act set up job centres. It allowed unemployed people to go there and find work opportunities.

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What did David Lloyd George want to do so reforms could be paid?

Tax increase.

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When did the Liberals call a general election?

1910.

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What was the matrimonial clauses act and when was it made?

This act made it easier for women to get a divorce through ordinary law courts. However, to do this someone would have had to be found guilty of committing adultery or another related offence. It was made in 1857.

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Why was this important?

Because before this act, only parliament could allow divorces.

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What was invented in 1870?

The married women's property act. This gave women the right to keep their earnings when they got married. A further act was made enabling women to keep their property as well.

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Why was this act significant?

It saw women receive more rights and before this act, all their money and property would be their husbands if they were married.

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What was the Married Women Act (Maintenance in Case of Desertion) of 1886.

This made husbands who left their wife still pay for their maintenance (living expenses etc).

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What was The Guardianship of Children act?

It allowed women to take legal guardianship over their children if their father died or left.

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When were women allowed to vote for district councils?

1894.

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Who were the Suffragists and what did they stand for?

National Union Of Women's Suffrage Societies. Suffrage meant the right to vote.